Willow House Childcare, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, A94WY28
Change of use of a first-floor apartment to expand an existing creche and montessori school.
D24A/0308 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 May 2024
- Reference
- D24A/0308
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a 64 sqm independent dwelling on the first floor into childcare use. This will allow for the enlargement of the existing Willow House Childcare facility, including the reinstatement of an internal staircase and internal alterations.
- Floor area
- 64 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing independent dwelling at first floor level (64 sqm. ), from residential use to use as a creche and montessori school, to allow for the enlargement of the existing willow house childecare facility, involving reinstatement of internal staircase and internal alterations at first-floor level, and all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
Objective set by the COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardagh Lodge, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €475,000 | 35 m |
| Majella, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €1,037,000 | 113 m |
| 40 Ardagh Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €820,000 | 221 m |
| 415 Galloping Green, Stillorgan Rd, Blackrock Dublin 18not full market price | Sept 2025 | €44,000 | 225 m |
| 521 The Galloping Green, Stillorgan, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €575,000 | 235 m |
| Apt 509, Galloping Green, Stillorgan | Mar 2025 | €475,000 | 235 m |
| 10 Granville Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,320,000 | 238 m |
| 308 Galloping Green, Stillorgan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €562,000 | 260 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received3 May 2024
- Decision due27 June 2024
- Decision issued25 June 2024
- Appeal submitted18 July 2024
- Appeal decided28 November 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of ground floor of existing dwelling from residential use to use as a creche and montessori…
Shaldon,, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
D02A/0346Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Apr 2002Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Revisions to previously permitted development under Reg. Ref. D02A/0346 (which comprised a change of use of…
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D04A/0608Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Jun 2004Alterations
- Granted40 m away
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D02B/0393Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 May 2002Extension
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Compliance with Condition No.2 of Reg Ref No D26A/0186/WEB
Ardagh Lodge, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, A94D9H3
D26A/0186/WEB/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Jun 2026Other
- Granted40 m away
Permission is sought for the construction of single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling,…
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D26A/0186/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Nov 2025Extension
- Granted40 m away
Permission for two storey extension to rear of existing cottage
Ardagh Lodge, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
D19B/0304Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Jun 2019Extension
- Granted40 m away
Removal of existing single storey extension and erection of a new 2 storey extension to the rear
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D06B/0804Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Sept 2006Extension
- Granted60 m away
(1) Alterations to the fenestration of the existing dormer window (2) The construction of a second matching…
Brandon, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
D06B/1145Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Dec 2006Alterations
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